Dominique White Awarded 2022-2024 Max Mara Prize for Women with Italian Residency
The 2022-2024 Max Mara Prize for Women has been granted to Dominique White, as announced by Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti. At just 29 years old, she becomes the youngest recipient ever of this award, chosen from a shortlist that featured Rebecca Bellantoni, Bhajan Hunjan, Onyeka Igwe, and Zinzi Minott. The jury, led by Bina von Stauffenberg, also comprised Rozsa Farkas, Claudette Johnson, Derica Shields, and Maria Sukkar. This prize entails a six-month residency in Italy, culminating in a solo exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti in 2024. White's artistic focus addresses themes of colonial memory and the transatlantic slave trade. Previous honorees include Emma Talbot and Helen Cammock.
Key facts
- Dominique White wins the 2022-2024 Max Mara Prize for Women
- Prize includes a six-month residency in Italy
- Residency culminates in a solo exhibition in 2024
- Exhibition launches at Whitechapel Gallery then tours to Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy
- White is the youngest winner in the prize's history
- Shortlist included Rebecca Bellantoni, Bhajan Hunjan, Onyeka Igwe, Zinzi Minott
- Jury chaired by Bina von Stauffenberg with panelists Rozsa Farkas, Claudette Johnson, Derica Shields, Maria Sukkar
- White's work explores nautical imagery, afro-pessimist/futurist ideas, colonial memory, regeneration, relics
Entities
Artists
- Dominique White
- Rebecca Bellantoni
- Bhajan Hunjan
- Onyeka Igwe
- Zinzi Minott
- Claudette Johnson
- Emma Talbot
- Helen Cammock
- Emma Hart
Institutions
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Collezione Maramotti
- Max Mara
Locations
- Italy
- Reggio Emilia
- Marseille
- France
- Essex
- UK
- London
- Mediterranean